Product Description

The Contemporary Comparative Side-by-Side Bible lets you benefit from the rich nuances offered by different versions of Scripture. It presents four of today's most popular versions side-by-side for you to compare and contrast: the authenticity and accessibility of the New International Version; the stylistic beauty of the New King James Version; the readability of the New Living Translation; and the contemporary and conversational style of The Message. Passages and verses from these versions are aligned in parallel columns for easy study. A valuable resource for gaining insight into scriptural truths, the Contemporary Comparative Side-by-Side Bible helps you to compare four Bible versions at a glance.

Features:

Each two-page spread contains a complete Scripture portion from these versions:

New International Version

New King James Version

New Living Translation

The Message

Footnotes and subject headings for each version

8-point readable type

More Product Information

Publisher: Zondervan

ISBN: 0310436923

ISBN-13: 9780310436928

SKU: 9780310436928

Release Date: January 9, 2012

Pages: 3072

Language: English

Version: Message

Bible Type: Parallel

Binding: Hardcover

Red Letter: N

Height: 2.30 inches

Width: 6.63 inches

Length: 9.52 inches

Weight: 4.09 pounds

About the Author

Sample Verses: John 3:16-17 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."

Translation Summary: Recreating—as closely as possible— the reading experience of the original audience

About Translation: Created directly from the best-attested manuscripts, the NIV is the world’s bestselling modern-English Bible translation. It seeks to provide the optimum combination of transparency to the form and structure of the original documents and comprehensibility of the original meaning in every verse.